THE WIND PHONE

After My Mother Died, It Took Me Twelve Hours To Cry

Grief isn’t always instant

Photo by Pavel Danilyuk: https://www.pexels.com/

My mother, B.B., died a week ago. Not unexpected, but still shocking.

I’ve been on high alert for the past two years, waiting and praying for her to die. She wasn’t happy, couldn’t get out of bed, and was barely able to see her birds loitering around the…